23-year old switch-hitting infielder Jurickson Profar looked like a ball of fire the first couple of months for the Texas Rangers. Since the All-Star break, he has not been able to hit his way out of a wet paper bag! Since the All-Star game, Profar has played in 50 games for the Rangers in which he is 24 of 138 (.174 avg, .518 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 1 homer, 5 RBI and 1 stolen base. He has now played in 87 games overall this year for the Rangers and he is 65 of 265 (.245 avg, .665 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 5 homers, 19 RBI and 1 stolen base. Profar has now played in 181 games in his first three years with the Rangers and he is 135 of 568 (.238 avg, .654 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 12 homers, 47 RBI and 3 stolen bases. Profar will have to look good in spring training next year in order to win a spot on the Rangers’ 25-man roster.

21-year old lefty swinging outfielder Nomar Mazara started his Major League career like a ball of fire for the Texas Rangers, but it seems like the pitchers in the Major Leagues have adjusted to him. Since June 1st, Mazara has played in 40 games for the Rangers in which he is 36 of 145 (.248 avg) with 14 runs scored, 2 homers and 12 RBIs. Mazara has now played in 84 games overall this year for the Rangers and he is 87 of 314 (.277 avg, .739 OPS) with 36 runs scored, 11 homers and 36 RBIs. The Rangers hope that Mazara turns things around soon, or they might have to start taking away some of his playing time. Mazara came into this season as the Rangers’ #3 prospect according to Baseball America.

30-year old lefty swinging 1B Mitch Moreland had a breakout year for the Texas Rangers in 2015, but he’s having a hard time so far in following it up. Moreland has played in 49 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 36 of 173 (.208 avg, .643 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 6 homers and 21 RBIs. In 2015, Moreland played in 132 games in which he was 131 of 471 (.278 avg, .812 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 23 homers, 85 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Rangers need Moreland to pick up the pace with the bat in the near future.

32-year old lefty swinging DH Prince Fielder continues to struggle at the plate for the Texas Rangers. Fielder has played in 38 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 26 of 141 (.184 avg, .530 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 20 RBIs. He has now played in 238 games in his first three years with the Rangers and he is 250 of 904 (.277 avg, .773 OPS) with 105 runs scored, 28 homers and 134 RBIs. It’s starting to look like the Tigers really got over on the Rangers in the Ian Kinsler/Prince Fielder trade.

With Robinson Chirinos out with a broken forearm, the Texas Rangers could look to make a deal for a catcher if 28-year old righty swinging Bryan Holaday and 27-year old lefty swinging Brett Nicholas don’t start picking up the pace with the bat. Holaday has played in 12 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 6 for 35 (.171 avg, .456 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 0 homers and 3 RBIs. Nicholas has played in 7 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 6 for 25 (.240 avg, .776 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. There were whispers over the winter that the Rangers had inquired with the Brewers about Jonathan Lucroy and the Padres about Derek Norris. I could look to the Rangers re-visiting those conversations if Holaday and Nicholas don’t start hitting better in the near future.

30-year old righty swinging Ian Desmond has been a shortstop his whole career until 2016. The Texas Rangers signed him to play left field for them. Desmond rejected a qualifying offer from the Washington Nationals over the winter and he settled for a 1-year prove it deal from the Rangers for half the money. He played in 156 games for the Nationals last year and he was 136 of 583 (.233 avg, .674 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 19 homers, 62 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. It was his worst full season in his time in the show. It looked as if the pressure of a free agent walk year hurt him last year, and it’s looking worse so far this year. He has played in 9 games for the Nationals so far this year and he is 4 for 35 (.114 avg, .298 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 0 homers, 1 RBI and 12 whiffs. Desmond better get his act together before Josh Hamilton and Shin-Soo Choo get back, or he might find his butt on the bench.

The Texas Rangers somehow scored 10 runs in their season opening series against the division rival Seattle Mariners despite hitting only .161 with a .504 OPS as a team! The Rangers only have four hitters with a batting average higher than .182 so far this year. Elvis Andrus is leading the team, as he has played in 2 games for the Rangers this year in which he is 2 for 6 (.333 avg, .762 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. AdrianBeltre has played in all 3 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 3 for 10 (.300 avg, .762 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. RobinsonChirinos has played in 2 games for he Rangers so far this year and he is 2 for 7 (.286 avg, .714 OPS) with 1 RBI and outfielder Justin Ruggiano has played in 1 game for the Rangers so far this year and he is 1 for 4 (.250 avg, .750 OPS) with 1 RBI. The Rangers are going to need some more guys to step up with the sticks in the near future.

The starting pitchers of the Texas Rangers can’t hit much. Here is a look at how the starting pitchers of the Rangers have hit so far in their careers:

Cole Hamels, lefty swinger – Hamels has by far the most experience as a hitter out of the Rangers’ starting pitchers. He was 7 for 42 (.167 avg, .357 OPS) with 2 runs scored. He is now 106 of 610 (.174 avg, .409 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 1 homer, 28 RBIs and 1 stolen base.

Yu Darvish, righty swinger – Darvish didn’t bat or pitch for the Rangers last year. He is 2 for 11 (.182 avg, .455 OPS) so far in his career.

Derek Holland, switch-hitter – Holland didn’t bat last year for the Rangers. He is 0 for 12 (.000 avg, .143 OPS) with 1 run scored so far in his career.

Martin Perez, lefty swinger – Perez was 0 for 2 (.000 avg, .000 OPS) last year. He is now 0 for 8 (.000 avg, .000 OPS) so far in his career.

Colby Lewis, righty swinger – Lewis was 0 for 2 (.000 avg, .000 OPS) last year. He is now 7 for 27 (.259 avg, .556 OPS) with 1 run scored and 5 RBIs so far in his career.

Chi Chi Gonzalez, righty swinger – Gonzalez has yet to bat in his Major League career.

A.J. Griffin, righty swinger – Griffin didn’t bat or pitch last year. He is 0 for 4 (.000 avg, .200 OPS) so far in his career.

20-year old switch-hitting IF/OF Jurickson Profar is having a rough rookie season in 2013. He has played in 81 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 66 of 279 (.237 avg, .639 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 5 homers, 25 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Profar has now played in 90 games in his first two years with the Rangers and he is 69 of 296 (.233 avg, .641 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 6 homers, 27 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Profar came into this season as the Rangers’ #1 prospect according to Baseball America. The fact that Profar has been moved all over the field has probably hurt him at the plate, as he is a natural SS.

25-year old lefty swinging CF Leonys Martin is struggling at the plate so far in the second half of the season for the Rangers. He has played in 45 games for the Rangers so far in the second half of the season and he is only 40 for 165 (.242 avg, .636 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 2 homers, 21 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Martin has now played in 127 games overall this year for the Rangers and he is 105 of 395 (.266 avg, .707 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 7 homers, 37 RBIs and 32 stolen bases. Martin is #2 on the Rangers in steals (32) and he is also #4 in runs scored (59). The Rangers need Martin to heat back up.